Post by Goldash on Feb 1, 2014 12:03:59 GMT -5
One of my favorite times of year finally returns! Dave Meltzer and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter are back with the best and worst of wrestling in their annual awards. These (to my knowledge) are voted on by WON's subscribers.
The numbers in parentheses are the amount of people who ranked their selection as #1. The number afterward represents the total vote for that selection.
Agree? Disagree? Feel free to reply below.
SOURCE: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=88615182
LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (348) 3.488
2. Kazuchika Okada (153) 2,168
3. Daniel Bryan (139) 1,444
4. John Cena (58) 925
5. C.M. Punk (31) 520
6. KENTA (13) 133
7. Shinsuke Nakamura (2) 51
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (470) 3,237
2. Daniel Bryan (205) 1,894
3. Kazuchika Okada (126) 1,760
4. C.M. Punk (10) 374
5. Negro Casas (18) 275
6. Shinsuke Nakamura (22) 245
7. Antonio Cesaro (16) 163
8. Katsuyori Shibata (11) 137
9. Prince Devitt (3) 133
10. Tomohiro Ishii (1) 132
BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW
1. GEORGES ST-PIERRE (351) 2,699
2. The Rock (220) 1,915
3. John Cena (115) 1,533
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi (35) 562
5. Brock Lesnar (15) 309
6. Ronda Rousey (34) 305
7. Anderson Silva (2) 155
8. Daniel Bryan (1) 63
FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA (534) 3,259
2. Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate (106) 875
3. Hirooki Goto vs. Katsuyori Shibata (1) 634
4. C.M. Punk vs. Brock Lesnar (23) 623
5. C.M. Punk vs. Paul Heyman (82) 535
6. Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz (38) 447
7. The Shield vs. Kane & Daniel Bryan (44) 358
8. Negro Casas vs. Rush (52) 334
9. La Sombra vs. Volador Jr. (2) 171
10. C.M. Punk vs. The Rock (6) 142
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. SETH ROLLINS & ROMAN REIGNS (440) 2,723
2. Goldust & Cody Rhodes (72) 1,152
3. Young Bucks (94) 1,035
4. Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer (47) 705
5. Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (10) 312
6. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian (7) 258
7. Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish (26) 247
8. Jack Evans & Angelico (12) 205
9. Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka (11) 204
10. Jimmy & Jey Uso (2) 196
MOST IMPROVED
1. ROMAN REIGNS (323) 2,013
2. Tomohiro Ishii (51) 757
3. Goldust (89) 577
4. Lance Archer (19) 439
5. Adam Cole (35) 425
6. Davey Boy Smith Jr. (46) 285
7. Magnus (29) 272
8. Big E Langston (10) 213
9. Cody Rhodes (9) 203
10. Taryn Terrell (19) 199
BEST ON INTERVIEWS
1. PAUL HEYMAN (310) 2,150
2. C.M. Punk (206) 2,054
3. The Rock (55) 573
4. Mark Henry (24) 472
5. Chael Sonnen (39) 354
6. John Cena (19) 311
7. Bray Wyatt (23) 273
8. Bully Ray (13) 254
9. Daniel Bryan (31) 229
10. Dean Ambrose (2) 207
MOST CHARISMATIC
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (181) 1,425
2. The Rock (236) 1,382
3. John Cena (76) 1,078
4. Daniel Bryan (134) 1,025
5. Shinsuke Nakamura (82) 925
6. C.M. Punk (13) 482
7. Brock Lesnar (2) 129
8. Minoru Suzuki (8) 122
9. Negro Casas (16) 115
10. Chael Sonnen (2) 98
BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER
1. DANIEL BRYAN (362) 2,269
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (157) 1,314
3. Antonio Cesaro (34) 787
4. Blue Panther (58) 517
5. Zack Sabre Jr. (47) 443
6. Kazuchika Okada (2) 425
7. Shinsuke Nakamura (62) 363
8. Prince Devitt (36) 352
9. Davey Richards (4) 163
10. KENTA (10) 135
BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER)
1. KATSUYORI SHIBATA (306) 2,187
2. Tomohiro Ishii (134) 1,330
3. Kevin Steen (107) 1,099
4. Togi Makabe (59) 767
5. Brock Lesnar (85) 629
6. Bully Ray (56) 575
7. Minoru Suzuki (22) 210
8. L.A. Park (19) 186
9. Roman Reigns (16) 154
10. Masato Tanaka (10) 145
BEST FLYING WRESTLER
1. KOTA IBUSHI (416) 2,777
2. Ricochet (186) 1,788
3. Adrian Neville (96) 1,224
4. La Sombra (88) 890
5. Sami Zayn (9) 404
6. Mascara Dorada (42) 388
7. A.R. Fox (25) 289
8. ACH (22) 246
9. Samuray del Sol (12) 228
10. Rey Cometa (3) 192
MOST OVERRATED
1. RANDY ORTON (164) 1,145
2. Ryback (104) 900
3. HHH (102) 651
4. The Miz (62) 564
5. Big Show (19) 501
6. Alberto Del Rio (28) 425
7. Magnus (31) 304
8. Curtis Axel (14) 177
9. Eva Marie (10) 120
10. Ken Anderson (8) 119
MOST UNDERRATED
1. ANTONIO CESARO (296) 2,027
2. Dolph Ziggler (149) 1,427
3. Tomohiro Ishii (49) 652
4. Chris Hero (32) 521
5. Daniel Bryan (52) 364
6. Tyson Kidd (29) 308
7. Sami Zayn (8) 224
8. Tomoaki Honma (1) 194
9. Yoshi Tatsu (26) 153
10. Austin Aries (20) 128
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (634) 4,520
2. Ultimate Fighting Championship (110) 1,942
3. World Wrestling Entertainment (14) 1,136
4. Dragon Gate (2) 558
5. PWG (3) 302
6. Ring of Honor (5) 212
7. CMLL (11) 209
8. Glory (11) 60
BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW
1. WWE NXT (172) 1,837
2. WWE Raw (113) 1,210
3. Dragon Gate Infinity (83) 844
4. Ring of Honor (81) 812
5. The Ultimate Fighter (77) 660
6. WWE Total Divas (38) 393
7. WWE Smackdown (31) 372
8. New Japan World Pro Wrestling (46) 297
9. CMLL (15) 272
10. TNA Impact (16) 263
PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA 4/7 TOKYO (305)2,002
2. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/4 Osaka (153) 1,497
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 10/14 Tokyo (142) 1,151
4. Brock Lesnar vs. C.M. Punk 8/18 Los Angeles (76) 829
5. John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan 8/18 Los Angeles (34) 556
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/2 Tokyo (14) 451
7. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi 8/4 Osaka (33) 338
8. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 1/4 Tokyo (39) 252
9. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto 6/22 Osaka (11) 229
10. Undertaker vs. C.M. Punk 4/7 East Rutherford (15) 212
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1. YOHEI KOMATSU (58) 906
2. Konosuke Takeshyta (118) 902
3. U-T (146) 879
4. Sho Tanaka (86) 769
5. Enzo Amore (47) 361
6. Charlotte (17) 352
7. Mojo Rawley (33) 306
8. Ryotsu Shimizu (4) 301
9. Hitoshi Kumano (22) 185
10. Andrew Everett (11) 112
BEST NON-WRESTLER
1. PAUL HEYMAN (659) 2,730
2. Zeb Colter (44) 1,187
3. Gedo (2) 566
4. Vickie Guerrero (1) 328
5. Brad Maddox (10) 244
6. Ricardo Rodriguez 195
7. Maria Kanellis (9) 144
8. Stephanie McMahon (1) 121
9. Konnan (9) 113
10. Truth Martini 105
BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. WILLIAM REGAL (173) 1,460
2. Joe Rogan (106) 1,160
3. John Layfield (92) 817
4. Shimpei Nogami (123) 686
5. Kevin Kelly (59) 634
5. Mike Goldberg (61) 428
6. Nigel McGuinness (45) 393
7. Michael Cole (10) 370
8. Jose Manuel Guillen (43) 299
9. Michael Schiavello (25) 274
10. Mike Tenay (19) 198
WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. TAZ (124) 1,334
2. Jerry Lawler (137) 1,315
3. Michael Cole (121) 992
4. The Miz (98) 725
5. John Layfield (93) 716
6. Tony Dawson (29) 274
7. Alex Riley (3) 118
8. Mike Tenay (8) 117
9. Michael Schiavello (6) 109
10. Kevin Kelly (4) 80
BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. NEW JAPAN G-1 8/4 OSAKA (334) 2,517
2. New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 1/4 Tokyo Dome (286) 2,251
3. WWE SummerSlam 8/18 Los Angeles (88) 799
4. New Japan Invasion Attack 4/7 Tokyo (36) 438
5. UFC 166 10/19 Houston (37) 422
6. New Japan Dominion 6/22 Osaka (27) 315
7. WWE WrestleMania 4/7 East Rutherford (22) 186
8. Dragon Gate Kobe Festival 7/21 Kobe (25) 178
9. New Japan King of Pro Wrestling 10/14 Tokyo (2) 169
10. New Japan G-1 Climax finals 8/11 Tokyo (1) 135
WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. WWE BATTLEGROUND 10/6 BUFFALO 532 (hey, it wasn't that bad...)
2. WWE Survivor Series 11/24 Boston 134
3. WWE Night of Champions 9/15 Detroit 31
BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER
1. KAZUCHIKA OKADA: RAINMAKER 329
2. Antonio Cesaro Giant Swing 273
3. Daniel Bryan Busaiku Knee 64
4. Adrian Neville Red Arrow (sky twister) 31
5. Shinsuke Nakamura Bom a ye 25
6. Katsuyori Shibata Corner Dropkick 22
7. Daisuke Sekimoto Dead Lift German suplex 18
8. Yujiro Takahashi Tokyo Pimps 17
9. Hiroshi Tanahashi High Fly Flow 13
10. Tommaso Ciampa Project Ciampa 12
Roman Reigns Spear 12
MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC
1. WWE EXPLOITING DEATH OF BILL MOODY (Paul Bearer) 183
2. TNA treatment of Jesse Sorensen 180
3. CMLL not delivering Atlantis vs. Guerrero mask match 35
4. WWE false advertising talent 34
5. HHH burying the roster in promos 28
6. Daniel Bryan/HHH/Randy Orton storyline 27
7. Dana White criticizing GSP after his fight 26
8. El Hijo del Santo blaming hurricane for canceling the Wagner vs. Park vs. Santo mask match that was never going to happen 25
9. WWE firing Jim Ross 22
WORST TELEVISION SHOW
1. TNA IMPACT 449
2. WWE Raw 113
3. WWE Smackdown 61
4. WWE Total Divas 29
5. WWE Main Event 18
6. Bellator Rampage 4 Real 10
WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. NATALYA & NAOMI & CAMERON & BELLA TWINS & JO JO & EVA MARIE VS. FOX & AKSANA & LEE & SNUKA & MENDES & KAITLYN & SUMMER RAE 11/24 BOSTON 142
2. Randy Orton vs. Big Show 11/24 Boston 126
3. Kane vs. Bray Wyatt 8/18 Los Angeles 118
4. Eva Marie & Jo Jo & Natalya vs. Aksana & Mendes & Fox 10/7 Pittsburgh 19
5. Mark Henry vs. Ryback 11/24 Boston 19
6. Natalya & Naomi & Cameron & Bella Twins & Jo Jo & Eva Marie vs. Fox & Aksana & Lee & Snuka & Mendes & Kaitlyn & Summer Rae 11/25 Uniondale, NY 13
7. Naoya Ogawa vs. Kazuyuki Fujita 12/31 Tokyo 12
8. Tyron Woodley vs. Jake Shields 6/15 Winnipeg 9
WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. BIG SHOW VS. AUTHORITY 145
2. TNA vs. Aces and 8s 98
3. Total Divas vs. WWE Divas 77
4. A.J. Styles vs. Dixie Carter 74
5. Daniel Bryan vs. The Authority 70
6. Brock Lesnar vs. HHH 44
7. The Miz vs. Kofi Kingston 37
8. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton 34
9. Hulk Hogan vs. Bully Ray 23
10. Kane vs. Bray Wyatt 18
WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION 485
2. All Japan Pro Wrestling 158
3. CHIKARA Pro 110
4. Ring of Honor 30
5. World Wrestling Entertainment 29
6. Bellator MMA 11
BEST BOOKER
1. GEDO & JADO (NJPW) 643
2. Joe Silva (UFC) 142
3. Hunter Johnston (ROH) 43
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. DANA WHITE 449
2. Takaaki Kidani (NJPW) 315
3. Vince McMahon 98
BEST GIMMICK
1. THE WYATT FAMILY 307
2. The Bullet Club 141
3. The Shield 139
4. Daniel Bryan 62
5. Shinsuke Nakamura 32
6. Bad Influence 18
7. Aiden English 12
8. Fandango 10
WORST GIMMICK
1. ACES & 8S 129
2. Heel owner Dixie Carter 99
3. Los Matadores 69
4. The Miz as babyface 64
5. The Authority 46
6. C.J. Parker 38
7. Fandango 36
8. Antonio Cesaro yodeling 34
9. Joseph Park 22
10. Bad News Barrett 20
BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD
1. JIM CROCKETT PROMOTIONS: THE GOOD OLD DAYS 227
2. Legends of Mid South Wrestling 215
3. Barbed Wire City 115
4. For All Mankind 85
5. War Games 38
The numbers in parentheses are the amount of people who ranked their selection as #1. The number afterward represents the total vote for that selection.
Agree? Disagree? Feel free to reply below.
SOURCE: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=88615182
LOU THESZ/RIC FLAIR AWARD (WRESTLER OF THE YEAR)
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (348) 3.488
2. Kazuchika Okada (153) 2,168
3. Daniel Bryan (139) 1,444
4. John Cena (58) 925
5. C.M. Punk (31) 520
6. KENTA (13) 133
7. Shinsuke Nakamura (2) 51
MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (470) 3,237
2. Daniel Bryan (205) 1,894
3. Kazuchika Okada (126) 1,760
4. C.M. Punk (10) 374
5. Negro Casas (18) 275
6. Shinsuke Nakamura (22) 245
7. Antonio Cesaro (16) 163
8. Katsuyori Shibata (11) 137
9. Prince Devitt (3) 133
10. Tomohiro Ishii (1) 132
BEST BOX OFFICE DRAW
1. GEORGES ST-PIERRE (351) 2,699
2. The Rock (220) 1,915
3. John Cena (115) 1,533
4. Hiroshi Tanahashi (35) 562
5. Brock Lesnar (15) 309
6. Ronda Rousey (34) 305
7. Anderson Silva (2) 155
8. Daniel Bryan (1) 63
FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA (534) 3,259
2. Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate (106) 875
3. Hirooki Goto vs. Katsuyori Shibata (1) 634
4. C.M. Punk vs. Brock Lesnar (23) 623
5. C.M. Punk vs. Paul Heyman (82) 535
6. Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz (38) 447
7. The Shield vs. Kane & Daniel Bryan (44) 358
8. Negro Casas vs. Rush (52) 334
9. La Sombra vs. Volador Jr. (2) 171
10. C.M. Punk vs. The Rock (6) 142
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR
1. SETH ROLLINS & ROMAN REIGNS (440) 2,723
2. Goldust & Cody Rhodes (72) 1,152
3. Young Bucks (94) 1,035
4. Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer (47) 705
5. Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov (10) 312
6. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian (7) 258
7. Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish (26) 247
8. Jack Evans & Angelico (12) 205
9. Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka (11) 204
10. Jimmy & Jey Uso (2) 196
MOST IMPROVED
1. ROMAN REIGNS (323) 2,013
2. Tomohiro Ishii (51) 757
3. Goldust (89) 577
4. Lance Archer (19) 439
5. Adam Cole (35) 425
6. Davey Boy Smith Jr. (46) 285
7. Magnus (29) 272
8. Big E Langston (10) 213
9. Cody Rhodes (9) 203
10. Taryn Terrell (19) 199
BEST ON INTERVIEWS
1. PAUL HEYMAN (310) 2,150
2. C.M. Punk (206) 2,054
3. The Rock (55) 573
4. Mark Henry (24) 472
5. Chael Sonnen (39) 354
6. John Cena (19) 311
7. Bray Wyatt (23) 273
8. Bully Ray (13) 254
9. Daniel Bryan (31) 229
10. Dean Ambrose (2) 207
MOST CHARISMATIC
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI (181) 1,425
2. The Rock (236) 1,382
3. John Cena (76) 1,078
4. Daniel Bryan (134) 1,025
5. Shinsuke Nakamura (82) 925
6. C.M. Punk (13) 482
7. Brock Lesnar (2) 129
8. Minoru Suzuki (8) 122
9. Negro Casas (16) 115
10. Chael Sonnen (2) 98
BEST TECHNICAL WRESTLER
1. DANIEL BRYAN (362) 2,269
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi (157) 1,314
3. Antonio Cesaro (34) 787
4. Blue Panther (58) 517
5. Zack Sabre Jr. (47) 443
6. Kazuchika Okada (2) 425
7. Shinsuke Nakamura (62) 363
8. Prince Devitt (36) 352
9. Davey Richards (4) 163
10. KENTA (10) 135
BRUISER BRODY MEMORIAL AWARD (BEST BRAWLER)
1. KATSUYORI SHIBATA (306) 2,187
2. Tomohiro Ishii (134) 1,330
3. Kevin Steen (107) 1,099
4. Togi Makabe (59) 767
5. Brock Lesnar (85) 629
6. Bully Ray (56) 575
7. Minoru Suzuki (22) 210
8. L.A. Park (19) 186
9. Roman Reigns (16) 154
10. Masato Tanaka (10) 145
BEST FLYING WRESTLER
1. KOTA IBUSHI (416) 2,777
2. Ricochet (186) 1,788
3. Adrian Neville (96) 1,224
4. La Sombra (88) 890
5. Sami Zayn (9) 404
6. Mascara Dorada (42) 388
7. A.R. Fox (25) 289
8. ACH (22) 246
9. Samuray del Sol (12) 228
10. Rey Cometa (3) 192
MOST OVERRATED
1. RANDY ORTON (164) 1,145
2. Ryback (104) 900
3. HHH (102) 651
4. The Miz (62) 564
5. Big Show (19) 501
6. Alberto Del Rio (28) 425
7. Magnus (31) 304
8. Curtis Axel (14) 177
9. Eva Marie (10) 120
10. Ken Anderson (8) 119
MOST UNDERRATED
1. ANTONIO CESARO (296) 2,027
2. Dolph Ziggler (149) 1,427
3. Tomohiro Ishii (49) 652
4. Chris Hero (32) 521
5. Daniel Bryan (52) 364
6. Tyson Kidd (29) 308
7. Sami Zayn (8) 224
8. Tomoaki Honma (1) 194
9. Yoshi Tatsu (26) 153
10. Austin Aries (20) 128
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (634) 4,520
2. Ultimate Fighting Championship (110) 1,942
3. World Wrestling Entertainment (14) 1,136
4. Dragon Gate (2) 558
5. PWG (3) 302
6. Ring of Honor (5) 212
7. CMLL (11) 209
8. Glory (11) 60
BEST WEEKLY TV SHOW
1. WWE NXT (172) 1,837
2. WWE Raw (113) 1,210
3. Dragon Gate Infinity (83) 844
4. Ring of Honor (81) 812
5. The Ultimate Fighter (77) 660
6. WWE Total Divas (38) 393
7. WWE Smackdown (31) 372
8. New Japan World Pro Wrestling (46) 297
9. CMLL (15) 272
10. TNA Impact (16) 263
PRO WRESTLING MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. HIROSHI TANAHASHI VS. KAZUCHIKA OKADA 4/7 TOKYO (305)2,002
2. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/4 Osaka (153) 1,497
3. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 10/14 Tokyo (142) 1,151
4. Brock Lesnar vs. C.M. Punk 8/18 Los Angeles (76) 829
5. John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan 8/18 Los Angeles (34) 556
6. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tomohiro Ishii 8/2 Tokyo (14) 451
7. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi 8/4 Osaka (33) 338
8. Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada 1/4 Tokyo (39) 252
9. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hirooki Goto 6/22 Osaka (11) 229
10. Undertaker vs. C.M. Punk 4/7 East Rutherford (15) 212
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1. YOHEI KOMATSU (58) 906
2. Konosuke Takeshyta (118) 902
3. U-T (146) 879
4. Sho Tanaka (86) 769
5. Enzo Amore (47) 361
6. Charlotte (17) 352
7. Mojo Rawley (33) 306
8. Ryotsu Shimizu (4) 301
9. Hitoshi Kumano (22) 185
10. Andrew Everett (11) 112
BEST NON-WRESTLER
1. PAUL HEYMAN (659) 2,730
2. Zeb Colter (44) 1,187
3. Gedo (2) 566
4. Vickie Guerrero (1) 328
5. Brad Maddox (10) 244
6. Ricardo Rodriguez 195
7. Maria Kanellis (9) 144
8. Stephanie McMahon (1) 121
9. Konnan (9) 113
10. Truth Martini 105
BEST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. WILLIAM REGAL (173) 1,460
2. Joe Rogan (106) 1,160
3. John Layfield (92) 817
4. Shimpei Nogami (123) 686
5. Kevin Kelly (59) 634
5. Mike Goldberg (61) 428
6. Nigel McGuinness (45) 393
7. Michael Cole (10) 370
8. Jose Manuel Guillen (43) 299
9. Michael Schiavello (25) 274
10. Mike Tenay (19) 198
WORST TELEVISION ANNOUNCER
1. TAZ (124) 1,334
2. Jerry Lawler (137) 1,315
3. Michael Cole (121) 992
4. The Miz (98) 725
5. John Layfield (93) 716
6. Tony Dawson (29) 274
7. Alex Riley (3) 118
8. Mike Tenay (8) 117
9. Michael Schiavello (6) 109
10. Kevin Kelly (4) 80
BEST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. NEW JAPAN G-1 8/4 OSAKA (334) 2,517
2. New Japan Wrestle Kingdom 1/4 Tokyo Dome (286) 2,251
3. WWE SummerSlam 8/18 Los Angeles (88) 799
4. New Japan Invasion Attack 4/7 Tokyo (36) 438
5. UFC 166 10/19 Houston (37) 422
6. New Japan Dominion 6/22 Osaka (27) 315
7. WWE WrestleMania 4/7 East Rutherford (22) 186
8. Dragon Gate Kobe Festival 7/21 Kobe (25) 178
9. New Japan King of Pro Wrestling 10/14 Tokyo (2) 169
10. New Japan G-1 Climax finals 8/11 Tokyo (1) 135
WORST MAJOR WRESTLING SHOW
1. WWE BATTLEGROUND 10/6 BUFFALO 532 (hey, it wasn't that bad...)
2. WWE Survivor Series 11/24 Boston 134
3. WWE Night of Champions 9/15 Detroit 31
BEST WRESTLING MANEUVER
1. KAZUCHIKA OKADA: RAINMAKER 329
2. Antonio Cesaro Giant Swing 273
3. Daniel Bryan Busaiku Knee 64
4. Adrian Neville Red Arrow (sky twister) 31
5. Shinsuke Nakamura Bom a ye 25
6. Katsuyori Shibata Corner Dropkick 22
7. Daisuke Sekimoto Dead Lift German suplex 18
8. Yujiro Takahashi Tokyo Pimps 17
9. Hiroshi Tanahashi High Fly Flow 13
10. Tommaso Ciampa Project Ciampa 12
Roman Reigns Spear 12
MOST DISGUSTING PROMOTIONAL TACTIC
1. WWE EXPLOITING DEATH OF BILL MOODY (Paul Bearer) 183
2. TNA treatment of Jesse Sorensen 180
3. CMLL not delivering Atlantis vs. Guerrero mask match 35
4. WWE false advertising talent 34
5. HHH burying the roster in promos 28
6. Daniel Bryan/HHH/Randy Orton storyline 27
7. Dana White criticizing GSP after his fight 26
8. El Hijo del Santo blaming hurricane for canceling the Wagner vs. Park vs. Santo mask match that was never going to happen 25
9. WWE firing Jim Ross 22
WORST TELEVISION SHOW
1. TNA IMPACT 449
2. WWE Raw 113
3. WWE Smackdown 61
4. WWE Total Divas 29
5. WWE Main Event 18
6. Bellator Rampage 4 Real 10
WORST MATCH OF THE YEAR
1. NATALYA & NAOMI & CAMERON & BELLA TWINS & JO JO & EVA MARIE VS. FOX & AKSANA & LEE & SNUKA & MENDES & KAITLYN & SUMMER RAE 11/24 BOSTON 142
2. Randy Orton vs. Big Show 11/24 Boston 126
3. Kane vs. Bray Wyatt 8/18 Los Angeles 118
4. Eva Marie & Jo Jo & Natalya vs. Aksana & Mendes & Fox 10/7 Pittsburgh 19
5. Mark Henry vs. Ryback 11/24 Boston 19
6. Natalya & Naomi & Cameron & Bella Twins & Jo Jo & Eva Marie vs. Fox & Aksana & Lee & Snuka & Mendes & Kaitlyn & Summer Rae 11/25 Uniondale, NY 13
7. Naoya Ogawa vs. Kazuyuki Fujita 12/31 Tokyo 12
8. Tyron Woodley vs. Jake Shields 6/15 Winnipeg 9
WORST FEUD OF THE YEAR
1. BIG SHOW VS. AUTHORITY 145
2. TNA vs. Aces and 8s 98
3. Total Divas vs. WWE Divas 77
4. A.J. Styles vs. Dixie Carter 74
5. Daniel Bryan vs. The Authority 70
6. Brock Lesnar vs. HHH 44
7. The Miz vs. Kofi Kingston 37
8. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton 34
9. Hulk Hogan vs. Bully Ray 23
10. Kane vs. Bray Wyatt 18
WORST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION 485
2. All Japan Pro Wrestling 158
3. CHIKARA Pro 110
4. Ring of Honor 30
5. World Wrestling Entertainment 29
6. Bellator MMA 11
BEST BOOKER
1. GEDO & JADO (NJPW) 643
2. Joe Silva (UFC) 142
3. Hunter Johnston (ROH) 43
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. DANA WHITE 449
2. Takaaki Kidani (NJPW) 315
3. Vince McMahon 98
BEST GIMMICK
1. THE WYATT FAMILY 307
2. The Bullet Club 141
3. The Shield 139
4. Daniel Bryan 62
5. Shinsuke Nakamura 32
6. Bad Influence 18
7. Aiden English 12
8. Fandango 10
WORST GIMMICK
1. ACES & 8S 129
2. Heel owner Dixie Carter 99
3. Los Matadores 69
4. The Miz as babyface 64
5. The Authority 46
6. C.J. Parker 38
7. Fandango 36
8. Antonio Cesaro yodeling 34
9. Joseph Park 22
10. Bad News Barrett 20
BEST PRO WRESTLING DVD
1. JIM CROCKETT PROMOTIONS: THE GOOD OLD DAYS 227
2. Legends of Mid South Wrestling 215
3. Barbed Wire City 115
4. For All Mankind 85
5. War Games 38
